retired options (meaning remaining retired) is not to go back to work, as obviously you are not retired if you are working
retired options are to: stay home, or do chores, hobbies, or go travelling, socialising and other life stuff.. not involving work*
*work: obligated labour in exchange for income
you keep asserting that going back to work or continuing to work is somehow retiring/being retired when you keep insanely determing that people can be in work whilst in FIRE status
the FI is important if you want full financial independence(FI) to make ANY choice INCLUDING returning to or continuing work.. but adding the RE means you chose to retire and do life stuff instead, not work stuff
i dont care if you personally want to work after you reach FI (your F U status) but dont describe yourself as retired whilst still affirming that you are working, it makes no sense
as for your last paragraph, you could have just said you dont want to be part of(what you call) a 'dumb acronym' of FIRE. and instead you just want to reach the FI status and continue to have the philosophy to work if you want to
there is no problem and i have no problem with you just wanting to be FI
but the philosophy of FIRE is about the retiring part, as thats what the RE is intended meaning is